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A new novel from the author of "What I Saw & How I Lied", which won the USA National Book Award. Set in 1950s New York, where Kit Corrigan arrives, fleeing her family in Rhode Island after breaking off her engagement with her army sweetheart Billy. She gets a bit-part as a chorus girl on Broadway, but knows that it won't last long. With a glamorous mixture of Broadway glitz, mob retribution and dark secrets, it's an atmospheric, romantic coming-of-age story. Ages: 12+
Synopsis
When Kit Corrigan arrives in New York City, she doesn't have much. The city doesn't welcome her with open arms. She needs help - and then it comes, from an unexpected source. But as time goes on,it starts to wonder who she can really trust...